CANCELLED - Growing Into Salvation: A Weekend Retreat back
May 8 - May 10, 2020
Growing Into Salvation. “Like newborn infants, long for the pure, spiritual milk so that you may grow into salvation.” (1 Peter 2:2) We long for the pure spiritual milk, but we resist the disciplines of silence and prayer. We crowd out the promise of grace upon grace with distraction after distraction. As we approach the end of the Easter season, we will enter the silence together to receive more fully the resurrected Jesus, and settle more deeply into the ministry to which we have been called. Then we may hope to can proclaim more freely “the mighty acts of him who called [us] out of darkness into his marvelous light.” (1 Peter 2:9)
Leader: Becca Stelle. After 15 years of ministry with the Church of the Saviour community, Becca has recently returned to the Lutheran denomination (ELCA) where she serves as a pastor. Her interest in spiritual formation, together with her work with men and women coming home from incarceration, has deepened her commitment to practices of restorative justice, institutional transformation, and the inward and outward journeys.
Weekend retreats run Friday dinner through Sunday lunch. The silence begins Friday night after dinner when the leader opens the retreat and introduces the theme. The leader usually offers brief reflections with morning and evening prayers on Saturday. The silence ends after breakfast Sunday morning with a time of sharing and worship, followed by lunch and departure.
You must be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus in order to attend weekend retreats. We are requiring that masks be worn indoors except when dining or in your personal room.
The cost for weekend retreats is $250. A $100 deposit is required to register. (Let us know if you need financial assistance.) To reserve a space email Nat Reid at office@dayspringretreat.org, or send a check with a note indicating which retreat you wish to register for.
Dinner on Friday at 7 pm is the first official gathering. You are welcome to arrive and settle in between 3:30 and 6:30 pm on Friday. The retreat will end by 2 pm on Sunday. Please plan to stay for the entire retreat.